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Ezekiel 20:1-8

1וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961In the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320of the fifth monthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549,some of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛יםBa.'u 'a.na.ShimH935 H582to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and they sat downוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427before meלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440.

2Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H854to the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Have youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859comeבָּאִ֑יםba.'ImH935to inquireהֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.RoshH1875of Meאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853?As surely asאָ֙נִי֙'a.niH589I liveחַי־chai-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518be consultedאִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875by you,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

4Will you judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣טha.tish.PotH8199themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,will you judgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹטha.tish.PotH8199them,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120אֶת־'et-H853?Confront them withהוֹדִיעֵֽם׃ho.di.'EmH3045the abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹ֥תto.'a.VotH8441of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1

5and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559:On the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117I choseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,I swore an oathוָאֶשָּׂ֣א יָדִ֗יva.'e.Sa' ya.DiH5375 H3027to the descendantsלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and made Myself knownוָאִוָּדַ֥עva.'i.va.Da'H3045to themin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.With an upliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027I saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559to them, ‘Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

6On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I sworeנָשָׂ֤אתִי יָדִי֙na.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to bring themלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had searched outתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446for them,a land flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,the gloryצְבִ֥י הִ֖יאtze.Vi hi'H6643 H1931of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

7And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413: ‘Each of youאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376must throw awayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993the abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251before his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and you must notאַל־'al-H408defile yourselvesתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930with the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

8But they rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Meand refusedוְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙ve.Lo' 'a.VuH3808 H14to listenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413.None of themאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853לֹ֣אlo'H3808cast awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251before their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,and they did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808forsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.So I resolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to pour outלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921and ventלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615My angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against theminבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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